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A visit to the Mount Hope Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Mt. Hope Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

47.4477, -117.2394

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spokane County<2>.

The county seat for Spokane County is located in Spokane. Spokane lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mt. Hope Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wood Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wood Memorial Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Memorial Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Mica Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mica Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Cemetery
  • Rosewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rosewood Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
  • Mica Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mica Creek Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Creek Cemetery
  • Mica Peak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mica Peak Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica Peak Cemetery
  • Moran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Latah Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Latah Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah Cemetery
  • Saltese Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Saltese Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltese Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • The Pines Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pines Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
    • Englewood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Englewood Cemetery is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
    • Spokane Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Rosalia Cemetery
      • Rosalia IOOF Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172058 <5>
    • Riggs Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Riggs Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Worley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Worley (ID).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80687 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Valleyford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spangle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Waverly is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Mica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mica is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chester is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Latah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Latah is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <6>
  • Opportunity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Opportunity is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Veradale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall is also located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dishman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dishman is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
    • Spokane Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Worley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Worley is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worley <6>
    • Greenacres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lone Pine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Irwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Irwin is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Bellgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
    • Liberty Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Millwood is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Cheney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cheney is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <6>
    • Tekoa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Spokane
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spokane is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <6>
    • Trentwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Trentwood is also located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spokane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hope Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cheney
    • Cheney lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cheney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Fairfield
  • Latah
    • Latah lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
  • Rockford
  • Rosalia
  • Spangle
  • Spokane
  • Tekoa
    • Tekoa lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tekoa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
  • Worley
    • Worley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Worley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Spokane County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Hope Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1506819  (Mount Hope Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1506819 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Spokane
      • Est. Elev: 755 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairfield
      • Location given for Mount Hope Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4476736     Lon: -117.2393632
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Hope Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.